Astro Children: ‘The only Dunedin Sound I have ever cared about is my own’

Henry Oliver talks to Astro Children’s Millie Lovelock about the band’s new single and Dunedin’s indie music generational rift.  The Spinoff: So… You’ve got a new record out? Millie Lovelock: Yeah, it’s exciting and stressful and all sorts of fun things. How come it’s stressful? I don’t know, I just find the releasing music quite difficult. It … Read more

Best Songs Ever: Inverting pop’s male gaze and One Direction-influenced lo-fi indie pop

Our regular round-up of new songs and singles, this week featuring Charli XCX, Repulsive Woman, Mick Jagger, Chase and Status and more… SONG OF THE WEEK Charli XCX – ‘Boys’ Dreaming of Charli XCX’s perfect production Sometimes a song just nails a sound so simple and so sweetly that only six seconds into your first listen you know … Read more